Cantenna: You're high-jacking someone else's thread...but since you both have the same issue, more or less, I'll try to help

Have you made sure the controller is plugged into port 1 (the port closest to the front of the Wii)? If using a WaveBird, are the batteries in it still good, the controller turn on and the controller and receiver both on to the same frequency (ie both on 1, both on 2, both on 3 etc etc)?